TY - JOUR
T1 - Activation of group III metabotropic glutamate receptors is neuroprotective in cortical cultures
AU - Bruno, V.
AU - Copani, A.
AU - Bonanno, L.
AU - Knoepfel, T.
AU - Kuhn, R.
AU - Roberts, P. J.
AU - Nicoletti, F.
N1 - Publisher copyright:
© 1996 Published by Elsevier B.V.
PY - 1996/8/22
Y1 - 1996/8/22
N2 - (RS)-α-Methyl-4-phosphonophenylglycine (MPPG) and (S)-α-methyl-3-carboxyphenylalanine (M3CPA), two novel preferential antagonists of group III metabotropic glutamate (mGlu) receptors, antagonized the neuroprotective activity of L-2-amino-4-phosphonobutanoate (L-AP4) or L-serine-O-phosphate in mice cultured cortical cells exposed to a toxic pulse of N-methyl-D-aspartate. In contrast, MPPG did not influence the neuroprotective activity of the selective group II mGlu receptors agonist, (2(S),1'(R),2'(R),3'(R))-2-(2,3-dicarboxycyclopropyl) glycine (DCG-IV). These results indicate that activation of group m mGlu receptors exerts neuroprotective activity against excitotoxic neuronal death. At least one of the two major group III mGlu receptor subtypes, i.e. mGlu4 receptor, is expressed by cultured cortical neurons, as shown by immunocytochemical analysis with specific polyclonal antibodies.
AB - (RS)-α-Methyl-4-phosphonophenylglycine (MPPG) and (S)-α-methyl-3-carboxyphenylalanine (M3CPA), two novel preferential antagonists of group III metabotropic glutamate (mGlu) receptors, antagonized the neuroprotective activity of L-2-amino-4-phosphonobutanoate (L-AP4) or L-serine-O-phosphate in mice cultured cortical cells exposed to a toxic pulse of N-methyl-D-aspartate. In contrast, MPPG did not influence the neuroprotective activity of the selective group II mGlu receptors agonist, (2(S),1'(R),2'(R),3'(R))-2-(2,3-dicarboxycyclopropyl) glycine (DCG-IV). These results indicate that activation of group m mGlu receptors exerts neuroprotective activity against excitotoxic neuronal death. At least one of the two major group III mGlu receptor subtypes, i.e. mGlu4 receptor, is expressed by cultured cortical neurons, as shown by immunocytochemical analysis with specific polyclonal antibodies.
KW - Cortical neuron
KW - Excitotoxicity
KW - Metabotropic glutamate receptor
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U2 - 10.1016/0014-2999(96)00358-5
DO - 10.1016/0014-2999(96)00358-5
M3 - Journal article
SN - 0014-2999
VL - 310
SP - 61
EP - 66
JO - European Journal of Pharmacology
JF - European Journal of Pharmacology
IS - 1
ER -